I would say it is so it would be harder to identify the sender by his handwriting. On Saturday, December 20, 2014, Carol Wolff <carol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi to all > > > I have a question regarding the "block letters" on the envelope in Mr. > Know-all. : Are my answers reasonable? > > > > 1. The year this story was written, cursive was the norm > and block writing was slowly beginning to emerge. Mostly women during that > time had time to master the craft - so from this we can infer Mrs. Ramsey > delivered the envelope. > > > > 2. The reason for the block writing is to ensure that the > intended person will receive the letter. > > . > > Please advise me if I am off track. Your comments will be appreciated > > > > Happy Hanukkah > > Carol > > > > > The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown > > > > > > > > ************************************** > ** Subscribe/Unsubscribe - http://www.freelists.org/list/etni > ** Join ETNI on Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ > ** ETNI Blog and Poll > http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ > ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org > ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;> > ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx <javascript:;> > *************************************** > > -- sara g in israel sarag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx saragabai@xxxxxxxxx Visit us at The E Zone http://clickit3.ort.org.il/ganyavneenglish ************************************** ** Subscribe/Unsubscribe - http://www.freelists.org/list/etni ** Join ETNI on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ ** ETNI Blog and Poll http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx ***************************************